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examine dynarSffi^
of multicultural ism
Historians Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Carlos
E. Cortes will advance opposing viewpoints of
multiculturalism during UTSA's 1993 University
Conference on American Multiculturalism Oct.
29-30.
Schlesinger and Cortes will present their
arguments during the opening session of the
conference at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Municipal Auditorium. The session, titled
"Multiculturalism and Democracy: Strategic
Alternatives," is free and open to the public.
Schlesinger will present a skeptic's view of
multiculturalism. His most recent book is titled
"The Disuniting of America." Schlesinger, formerly a special assistant to President John F.
Kennedy, has received Pulitzer Prizes for history
and biography, two National Book Awards, and
most recently, the Toynbee Prize. He is the Albert
Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities at the
City University of New York.
Cortes is at work on a three-volume study of
the history of the U.S. motion picture industry's
treatment of ethnic groups, foreign nations and
world cultures. A professor of history at the
University of Caltfornia-Riverside, Cortes has
lectured throughout the world on
multiculturalism. He is also a film and documentary writer and was a guest host of the PBS
television series "Why in the World?" He will
present an advocate's point of view.
The conference will continue Saturday, Oct.
30, at UTSA, with registration at 9 a.m. in the
Recital Hall. A 9:30 a.m. panel discussion will
focus on "Multiculturalism: Politics, Economics
and Education." Panelists will include Kimberly
Camp, executive director of the Smithsonian
Institution's Experimental Gallery; Jorge Klor de
Alva, professor of anthropology at Princeton
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
University; and Cornel West, professor of
religion, also at Princeton. A discussion at 3:45
p.m. will cover "The Focus from San Antonio:
Response and Analysis," with Sonia Hernandez,
director of the Governor's Education Policy
Council; Navarra Williams, vice president and
general manager of Paragon Cable; Steve
Kellman, professor of comparative literature at
UTSA; and Charles Kilpatrick, former publisher
of the San Antonio Express-News.
The conference is open to any individual
from both the public or private sectors who has
a stake in a healthy multicultural community.
These include leaders in business, education,
government and civic affairs as well as teachers,
school board members, academic and health
professionals, corporate managers and students.
Participants are encouraged to pre-register
by Oct. 1.
The schedule of events:
Oct. 29: "Multiculturalism and Democracy:
Carlos E. Cortes
Strategic Alternatives." 7-10 p.m.,
Municipal Auditorium.
"A Skeptic's Viewpoint," Arthur
Schlesinger Jr.
"An Advocate's Viewpoint," Carlos
Cortes
Oct. 30: 9-9:30 a.m. Registration and coffee.
Recital Hall.
9:30-11:30 a.m.: "Multiculturalism:
Politics, Economics and Education"
panel.
Noon-1:30 p.m. Luncheon. Speaker
and location to be announced.
2-3:30 p.m. Small group sessions.
3:45-5 p.m. 'The Focus from San
Antonio: Response and Analysis"
panel.
For more information, call James McNutt,
at the Institute of Texan Cultures, 226-7651;
Jesse Zapata, Hispanic Research Center, 691-
4124; or Ellen R. Clark, Division of
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, 691-5575.
UTSA students unearth 1200-year-old ceramic piece
Archaeological work
American cultures in
in New Mexico by UTSA students this past summer will contribute to the body of knowledge on Native
the Southwest^,. ■%;.,..
A ceramic piece excavated by UTSA archaeology students in Nogal Canyon in New Mexico
turns out to be older than any other previously
discovered in that area.
The piece dates from A.D. 790, as confirmed
by radiocarbon dating. This find and others
made the UTSA Archaeology Field School a
success for the 22 students who participated in
the five-week educational venture this summer.
The purpose of the excursion, the first ever
beyond the field school's traditional Texas and
Mayan archaeology digs, was to find clues
about the people who inhabited the area between AD. 500 and AD. 1000. For the
students, the field school teaches basic archaeological techniques, such as recognizing
pottery pieces and stone tools, and on-site,
hands-on excavation.
Led by Robert Hard, assistant professor of
archaeology, the project was held at an archaeological site in Nogal Canyon near Ruidoso,
N.M., under the auspices of New Mexico State
University's (NMSU) Sacramento Mountain
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tter of
Conference to*P2ii*jN|
examine dynarSffi^
of multicultural ism
Historians Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Carlos
E. Cortes will advance opposing viewpoints of
multiculturalism during UTSA's 1993 University
Conference on American Multiculturalism Oct.
29-30.
Schlesinger and Cortes will present their
arguments during the opening session of the
conference at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Municipal Auditorium. The session, titled
"Multiculturalism and Democracy: Strategic
Alternatives," is free and open to the public.
Schlesinger will present a skeptic's view of
multiculturalism. His most recent book is titled
"The Disuniting of America." Schlesinger, formerly a special assistant to President John F.
Kennedy, has received Pulitzer Prizes for history
and biography, two National Book Awards, and
most recently, the Toynbee Prize. He is the Albert
Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities at the
City University of New York.
Cortes is at work on a three-volume study of
the history of the U.S. motion picture industry's
treatment of ethnic groups, foreign nations and
world cultures. A professor of history at the
University of Caltfornia-Riverside, Cortes has
lectured throughout the world on
multiculturalism. He is also a film and documentary writer and was a guest host of the PBS
television series "Why in the World?" He will
present an advocate's point of view.
The conference will continue Saturday, Oct.
30, at UTSA, with registration at 9 a.m. in the
Recital Hall. A 9:30 a.m. panel discussion will
focus on "Multiculturalism: Politics, Economics
and Education." Panelists will include Kimberly
Camp, executive director of the Smithsonian
Institution's Experimental Gallery; Jorge Klor de
Alva, professor of anthropology at Princeton
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
University; and Cornel West, professor of
religion, also at Princeton. A discussion at 3:45
p.m. will cover "The Focus from San Antonio:
Response and Analysis," with Sonia Hernandez,
director of the Governor's Education Policy
Council; Navarra Williams, vice president and
general manager of Paragon Cable; Steve
Kellman, professor of comparative literature at
UTSA; and Charles Kilpatrick, former publisher
of the San Antonio Express-News.
The conference is open to any individual
from both the public or private sectors who has
a stake in a healthy multicultural community.
These include leaders in business, education,
government and civic affairs as well as teachers,
school board members, academic and health
professionals, corporate managers and students.
Participants are encouraged to pre-register
by Oct. 1.
The schedule of events:
Oct. 29: "Multiculturalism and Democracy:
Carlos E. Cortes
Strategic Alternatives." 7-10 p.m.,
Municipal Auditorium.
"A Skeptic's Viewpoint," Arthur
Schlesinger Jr.
"An Advocate's Viewpoint," Carlos
Cortes
Oct. 30: 9-9:30 a.m. Registration and coffee.
Recital Hall.
9:30-11:30 a.m.: "Multiculturalism:
Politics, Economics and Education"
panel.
Noon-1:30 p.m. Luncheon. Speaker
and location to be announced.
2-3:30 p.m. Small group sessions.
3:45-5 p.m. 'The Focus from San
Antonio: Response and Analysis"
panel.
For more information, call James McNutt,
at the Institute of Texan Cultures, 226-7651;
Jesse Zapata, Hispanic Research Center, 691-
4124; or Ellen R. Clark, Division of
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, 691-5575.
UTSA students unearth 1200-year-old ceramic piece
Archaeological work
American cultures in
in New Mexico by UTSA students this past summer will contribute to the body of knowledge on Native
the Southwest^,. ■%;.,..
A ceramic piece excavated by UTSA archaeology students in Nogal Canyon in New Mexico
turns out to be older than any other previously
discovered in that area.
The piece dates from A.D. 790, as confirmed
by radiocarbon dating. This find and others
made the UTSA Archaeology Field School a
success for the 22 students who participated in
the five-week educational venture this summer.
The purpose of the excursion, the first ever
beyond the field school's traditional Texas and
Mayan archaeology digs, was to find clues
about the people who inhabited the area between AD. 500 and AD. 1000. For the
students, the field school teaches basic archaeological techniques, such as recognizing
pottery pieces and stone tools, and on-site,
hands-on excavation.
Led by Robert Hard, assistant professor of
archaeology, the project was held at an archaeological site in Nogal Canyon near Ruidoso,
N.M., under the auspices of New Mexico State
University's (NMSU) Sacramento Mountain
(Continued on page 2)